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<div><P>India's growing affluence has led experts to predict a major rearmament effort. The second-most populous nation in the world is beginning to wield the economic power expected of such a behemoth. Its border with Pakistan is a tinderbox, the subcontinent remains vulnerable to religious extremism, and a military rivalry between India and China could erupt in the future. India has long had the motivation for modernizing its military&#151;it now has the resources as well. What should we expect to see in the future, and what will be the likely ramifications? In <I>Arming without Aiming</I>, Stephen Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta answer those crucial questions.</P><P>India's armed forces want new weapons worth more than $100 billion. But most of these weapons must come from foreign suppliers due to the failures of India's indigenous research and development. Weapons suppliers from other nations are queuing up in New Delhi. A long relationship between India and Russian manufacturers goes back to the cold war. More recently, India and Israel have developed strong military trade ties. Now, a new military relationship with the United States has generated the greatest hope for military tran

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Cohen, Stephen P., Dasgupta, Sunil
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9780670085231
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, History, Military
Rating
3.75 / 5 (30 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14